CHERISHING OLD TRADITIONS
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CHERISHING OLD TRADITIONS
This picture is being submitted as part of a 52 week challenge I am following on Facebook, theme ‘Cherish’.
Traditionally ships always used to have a very good library. When joining ship, this used to be the first thing we used to explore when at leisure. Books were exchanged with other ships and seafarer missions in port. Countless nights have been spent besides the bed lamp in our bunks, flipping pages of Alistair McLeans, John Grishams, Lawrence Sanders’ etc.
Sadly technology has overtaken this tradition as well. Now everyone has a Kindle or an iPad. With easy access to internet and the kindle store, there’s little need to maintain libraries on board. Gone are the days when books used to be exchanged with other vessels.
I was surprised to find a well-stocked library in my cabin upon joining this ship. But then she’s 14 years old and was built when no one had heard of Kindle or an iPad. Of all the traditions being lost at sea, this was the one perhaps I cherished the most.
What a great story. 🙂
Thank you Christy.
Glad you read it 🙂
There’s a lot to be said for technology, but in my mind nothing beats a “real” book!
Absolutely 🙂
I for one still love a good old fashioned book I can feel and touch, folding the corners as I go. I don’t own a kindle, and whilst I own an iPad I can hunk of nothing worse than reading a novel on it. Lovely image and story!
I couldn’t agree more. Whereas carrying more than a thousand books in your kindle makes for great convenience, it’s still like eating your dinner out of paper plates.
Thanks for your kind comment.
We have a number of those books. My hubby was in the navy and likes a number of those authors!
Great minds have similar likes 🙂
This is so steeped in nostalgia! Instantly transported me back to the days when I always had my nose buried in a Grisham 🙂 I love your story…it is sad isn’t it that so many traditions have been lost to the onslaught of technology 😦
I love technology in part coz I love my DSLR and that’s technology…but it is sad to see the old ways disappearing. And also…just curious and this might be silly…but was wondering whether the Internet is accessible while out at sea?
This is so steeped in nostalgia! Instantly transported me back to the days when I always had my nose buried in a Grisham 🙂 I love your story…it is sad isn’t it that so many traditions have been lost to the onslaught of technology 😦
I love technology in part coz I love my DSLR and that’s technology…but it is sad to see the old ways disappearing. And also…just curious and this might be silly…but was wondering whether the Internet is accessible while out at sea?
Oh and this is Harsha from the Take52 Challenge.
Sorry for the double post. Connection issues.
Thanks Harsha. I agree with you. I don’t believe anyone of us is against advancing technology, but at times we do miss the old ways.
And yes, thanks to technology, we do have internet on board 🙂
I am following your blog, it’s truly wonderful. Shall be visiting it more often once I am on leave.
Take care. Cheers!
I see a few of my favorite authors in that selection. If I had the shelf-space I would insist on paper-books in my home. But you are right, it is more convenient to have them in the little tablet. Plus a lot of the “classics” are free online and that is a major incentive to read digital. Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, it’s some good authors on this shelf.
You too have a great weekend!